How many of you are left foot brakers?

Apparently the Fiat 500 has a feature that nearly disables the engine when the brake and accelerator are depressed at the same time on automatic transmission models.

I found this out when I was riding with a friend that owns one. He had to stop, turn the engine off and on again to reset this condition.

I mentioned to him that if he used his right foot only to brake and accelerate then he would not have to worry about it.

This begs the question as to how many people out there are left foot brakers. I personally don't know how ANYONE could get into this habit at all. I learned to drive using a manual transmission, so the left foot was clutch only. When I started buying automatic transmission cars, the left foot is just along for the ride.

I was taught to never use my left foot. They say that it takes longer for your brain to send the signal to lift your right foot and then press down your left. Your brain can send the signal to lift, pivot and press down one foot faster. I don't know how true this is, I have heard it many times. There was talk about mandating that the brake and throttle pedal pressed together would result in shutting down the motor. This was back when there were major issues with the Toyota runaway cars. I would hate to have that feature on my truck. I have pressed the brake and gas together when launching or pulling my boat out of the water. I have been on some steep launches that when the weight of the boat gets on the trailer it wants to pull my truck into the water. So I have not choice but the press the gas and slowly lift my foot off of the brake. If my truck had the throttle/brake interlock, it would be on the bottom of a lake right now,

I have a friend that uses her left foot to brake. It's so weird to watch. However, I do some braking with my left foot in certain situations like crawling up inclines from a stop and for torque management.

This begs the question as to how many people out there are left foot brakers. I personally don't know how ANYONE could get into this habit at all. I learned to drive using a manual transmission, so the left foot was clutch only. When I started buying automatic transmission cars, the left foot is just along for the ride.